Artificial fly



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ARTIFICIAL FLY Filed Jan. 2l, 1949 IN V EN TOR.

Patented Apr. 3, 1951 ARTIFICIAL FLY William F. Svey and Delia I. Sivey,

Tecumseh, Nebr.

Applianon January 21, 1949, seria-1N. 71,864

. Our invention relates to shi-ng lures.

The principal purpose `of our invention is to provide a new and improved fishing lure that has a striped appearance and to providea new kand improved method of making .such a lure. The fishing lure is made of a striped appearance to simulate certain insects and dies that have .a striped or substantially striped body portion, so as to give said body portion a life-like appearance in the water that will attract the sh.

The fishing lure is provided on a hook and the hook is utilized as the means upon which the striped body portion of the lure and, if desired, a hack1e, is mounted. By utilizing our method of making such a striped body portion on a iishing lure. such as a ny or similar device, .a very natural life-like appearing lure is produced, which has great durability. The durabilityof the lure is obtained by .making the striped body portion in a series of knots tied around the .shank portion oi the hook so that each knot is independently secured to the shank of the hook and at the same time the knots collectively form the stripes of the body portion.

It is a particular purpose of our invention to provide a body portion of a shing lure that is oi a striped appearance, by a method that involves utilizing a pair of contrasting cords that are knotted about the shank or body portion of the hook in such a manner that there is a row of knots formed on diametrically opposite sides of the shank portion, with always the cord of the same color outwardly, whereby a stripe of said color is formed on diametrically opposite sides of said shank portion and stripes of the contrastf ing color are formed between the two diametrically opposite stripes, these contrasting stripes also lying opposite each other along the shank of the hook in a position substantially ninety degrees around the circumference of `the, shank portion from the'rst mentioned stripes.

Other objects and advantages of our invention will appear as the description of the drawings Fig.. 3 is .a similar view., showing Lthe binding thread in .position on said shank to holdthe cords in ar position parallel to the length of said shank onopposite sides thereof.

Fig. 4 is a view in elevation, showing the knotted formation partly completed on the shank of the hook and one of the knots in the course 0I" tying.

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of the hook in the same position as viewed in Fig. l, but with the body portion of the lure completed.

Fig. 6 is a similar view taken at right anges to Fig. 5, and

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 5, showing the hackle applied to the hook having the body portion thereon shown in Fig. 5.

Referring in detail to the drawings, a` fish hook having an eye I0 at one end thereof, a barbed hook I l at the other end thereof, and La shank portion I2 is utilizedy :for the lure, A binding thread I3, which may be black, is secured to the shank portion I2 in any desired fashion, for example, by laying one end of the thread along the shank and anchoring that end by wrapping a plurality of turns I4 spirally over same in a criss-cross pattern, as will be clear from Fig. .1. The free end of the binding thread then is wound around the shank I2. a plurality of times, as indicated at I5, to anchor the same to the shank near the eye I0.

Two cords of contrasting color I6 and Il are then laid alongside the shank portion I2, as shown in Fig'. 2, over the spirals I4 of binding thread wound upon said shank, said cords I6 and I l extending considerably beyond the hook end Ii of the fish hook, as a greater length of the cords I6 and Il will be necessary to form a knotted body portion than the lengths that are laid along the shank l2. The lengths that lie beside the shank I2 preferably are arranged substantially diametrically opposite each other and are held inposition by wrapping the free end of the thread I2 spirally over cords I6 and Il, as indicated at I8. The spirally wound portion I8 extends from the secured portion I5 over the cords I6 and Il toward the` hook end II, as will -be obvious from Figs. 2 and 3. In order to anchor .the spirals I8 in place thread I3 is wound or tied a plurality oi times around the shank l2 and the cords I6 and I'! as indicated at i9, and then is passed lengthwise of the shank back to a point between the portion I5 and the eye I0 and is tiedaround the shank I2 a plurality of times, as at .20,r to firmly anchor said thread I3 to the shank'. Elie length of .threadgl extending from this anchored portion ZD is foruse in securing the hackle in a 3 manner to be described below. The longitudinally extending portion of the thread I3 is indicated by the numeral 22 in Fig. 3.

The cords i6 and Il have long end portions 23 and Z that are woven or tied in rows of knots on the shank I2. The rows of knots start at a point adjacent the hook II, where the cords i6 and I? are secured by means of the binding thread i3 at i9, and they run lengthwise of the shank I2 toward the eye I. These knots are formed on diametrically opposite sides of the shank I2 and are all alike. The knots are drawn up/in close adjacency to each other as the same are formed, so as to form a substantially continuous solid body portion from one end to the other end o said rows, and each knot embraces or encompasses within it the shank I2 so that every knot is securely fixed on the shank. Furthermore each of said knots encompasses the longitudinally extending portions of the cords IE5 and I'I, as well as the length of binding thread 22 that runs along the same over the spirally wound binding thread portion i3. Y

It is meant, by saying that the knots are all tied in the same manner, that the cord of a particular color is always outward at the same portion of every knot. As a result, with the knots tied side by side on opposite sides of the shank I2 there will be rows of exposed portions 2t? and rows of exposed portions 26 of thetwo contrasting colored cords arranged side by side length wise of the body portion of the lure. This will give a longitudinally striped appearance to the body portion of the lure that is very desirable. The portions 25 in the drawings areindicated being a dark color, while the portions 26 are indicated as being a light color. For example, assuming cord I'I to be red and cord I6 to be white, the portions V25 would be red and the portions white. K

In Fig. 4 the tying of one of the knots is illustrated. The cord I 8, which extends from the outwardly facing side of the shank I2 (i. e., the side nearest the leader), has the contrasting cord l'I which extends from the diametrically opposite side ofthe shank I2, rst passed over it, as indicated at 2, and then passed under it, as indicated at 28, the free end of I6 passing over the cord II at 29 so that the two cords I6 and I'i,

when drawn up tight, will form a single knot f made up of the two contrasting strands, but with the shank l2 and the parallel length of the cords I6 and Il' lying adjacent the same included in or embraced by the knot.

The knot that is being tied in Fig. 4 will lie on .r

the side of the shank I2. A knot is next tied in exactly the same manner on the opposite or other side of the shank. These knots, with the same relative arrangement of the cords for each one thereof are tied alternately on opposite sides of the shank I2 at positions that are substantially diametrically opposite each other relative to the shank I2. This results in the formation of stripes by the knot portions produced by the cords lv beyond the lastvknot-being cut off.

A hackle having a body portion 3I and hairs or similar strands 32 extending therefrom is also tied on the shank I2 by means of the end 2 I of the thread to overlie the end of the body portion nearest the eye I0, if such a hackle is desired.

By a single knot is meant the type of knot that is illustrated in Fig. 4, which is substantially the same type of knot that is used in forming the foundation portion of a single or double bow knot, but without forming any bow thereon. Such a knot, when tied to encompass a member su'ch as the shank I2, serves somewhat the same purpose as a hitch, in that it firmly anchors and secures to the shank I2 the two cords of which the knot is tied.

Each succeeding knot, when tied on the shank in this manner, holds the preceding knot tightly in position and as the last single knot is tied down by means of the thread I3 the entire row of knots will be rmly anchored on the shank 2 so that a very rugged and long lived fishing lure body portion is formed in this manner.-

In order'to increase the durability of the lure, it is preferred, before the tying of the knots in cords IG and II'is begun (i. e., at the stage illustrated byy Fig. 3), to coat Athe shank of the hook and the parallel strandsv I and I'I secured thereto with a, cementitious binding material. While this cement still is moist and uncured, the tying of the knots in cords I6 and il is carried out so that each knot is independently cemented to the shank of the hook. Should any particular knot subse-- quently be damaged by abrasive action or the like, the adjoining knots still will remain firmly secured to the hook by the cement so there is no damage of the cords IB and I? unraveling or becoming untied. To further increase the dura# bility yof the lure, an additional coating of liquid binding material may be applied to the body after the'weaving or tying hasv been completed (i. e.,

at the stage illustrated by Figs. 5 and 6).

From the foregoing it will beseen that the in vention is well adapted to attain all of the ends and objects hereinbefore set forth together with other advantages which are obvious and which are inherent to the structure.

It will be understood that certain features and subcombinations are of utility and may be employed without reference to other features and subcombinations. This is contemplated by and is within the scope of the appended claims` Inasmuch as various modifications of the invention may be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompany ing drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described the invention, we claim:

1.. A nshing lure having a body portion formed on the shank of a hook, said body'portion comprising rows of knots extending longitudinally of said shank, said knots embracing said shank and being alternately tied on opposite sides thereof. Y v

2. A fishing lure having a body portion formed on the shank of a hook, said body portion comprising rows of knots extending longitudinally of said shank, vsaid knots embracing said shank and being formed of two cords of contrasting colors.

3. A fishing lure having a body portion formed on the shank of a hook, said body portion comprising rows of knots extending longitudinally of said shank and being formed of two cords of con-N trasting colors, theA knots of each row/ being tied' t0 have the cord of the same color'on the out- 5 side of adjacent knots in alignment longitudinally of said shank.

4. A fishing lure having a body portion formed on the shank of a hook, said body portion comprising rows of knots extending longtiudinally of said shank, said knots embracing said shank being alternately tied on opposite sides thereof, and formed of two cords of contrasting colors.

5. A iishing lure having a body portion formed on the shank of a hook, said body portion comprising rows of knots extending longitudinally of said shank, said knots embracing said shank being alternately tied on opposite sides thereof and formed of two cords of contrasting colors, the knots of each row being tied to have the cord of the same color on the outside of adjacent knots in alignment longitudinally of said shank.

6. A fishing lure having a body portion formed on the shank of a hook, said body portion comprising rows of knots extending longitudinally of said shank, said knots embracing said shank being alternately tied on opposite sides thereof and formed of two cords of contrasting colors, the knots of each row being tied to have the cord of the same color on the outside of adjacent knots in alignment longitudinally of said shank, and having a lhackle secured to said shank at one end of said rows of knots.

WILLIAM F. SLVEY. DELLA I. SIVEY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,640,599 Conn Aug. 30, 1927 2,034,832 Raycraft Mar. 24, 1936 20 2,082,305 YStrong June 1, 1937 2,148,799 Bilinski Feb. 28, 1939 

